Collar forming and shaping machine.



No. 789.636. PATENTED MAY 9, 1905. W. B. SCOTT.

COLLAR FORMING AND SHAPING MACHINE.

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COLLAR FORMING AND SHAPING MACHINE.

APPLIOATIQN IILED MAR. 26, 1903.

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PATENT OFFICE.

WALTER BAXTER SCOTT, OF POUGHKEEPSIE, NEW YORK.

COLLAR FORMING AND SHAPING MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 789,636, dated May 9, 1905.

Application filed March 26, 1903. Serial No. 149,728.

To all whom it 777/017] concern Be it known that I, WALTER BAXTER Soon, a citizen of the United States, residing at Poughkeepsie, in the county of Dutchess and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Collar Forming and Shaping Machine, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates more particularly to means for folding and shaping turn-down collars, though it may be employed for other articles of an analogous nature.

It is the object to provide a very simple machine which will moisten, fold, and refin ish the edges, said operations being successively and automatically performed, so that the machine is capable of rapid and at the same time efficient work.

The preferred embodiment of the invention is illustrated in the'accompanying drawings and is described in the following specification. An inspection of the claims will show, however, that the structure herein set forth is open to many changes and modifications without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of the machine. Fig. 2 is a longitudi- -nal sectional view through the folding mechanism. Fig. 3 is a detail sectional view through the moistening means. Fig. 4 is a similar view through the refinishing means.

Similar reference-numerals indicate corresponding parts in all the figures of the drawm s.

In the embodiment illustrated a platform 10 is employed, upon which is supported a frame comprising a base 11, carrying at its upper end a horizontally-disposed bar 12. One end of this bar supports a vertical spindle 13, the lower end of which is secured by means of a set-screw 14, which holds the spindle against rotation. A spider 15, journaled upon the spindle, carries a work-support in the form of a rotatable vertically-disposed drum 16, the upper edge 17 of said drum constituting the support for the articles to be operated upon. The drum is actuated by a friction-wheel l8, engaging its lower edge and mounted upon a horizontal driving-shaft 19, which is journaled in suitable bearings 20, formed upon the bar 12. This shaft may be operated in any manner desired.

Slidably mounted upon the spindle 13 above the spider is a bracket comprising a hub 21 and arms 22 and 23, said bracket being normally held against movement by a suitable set-screw 24, threaded through the hub and engaging the spindle. The free end of the arm 22 is in the form of a journal 25, that extends over the work-supporting edge 17 of the drum. Upon this spindle is journaled a grooved moistenerroller 26, which is thus located directly over the edge 17 and contacts with a collar placed upon said edge. The roller is provided with a band of absorbent material 27, located in the groove. WVater is supplied to the absorbent material from a reservoir 28, secured upon the upper end of the spindle 13 and having communi cation with a supply-pipe 29, that extends to a nozzle.30, located directly over the absorbent band. The supply of water is controlled by a suitable valve 31, located in the supply-pipe preferably contiguous to the res ervolr.

Directly in rear of the moistenerroller and located astride of the edge 17 of the drum is a folder comprising a substantially V- shaped plate 32, the front end of which is flared. In other words, the walls of said folder converge toward the rear end for the purpose hereinafter described. This folder is supported by adepending yoke 33, secured at its upper end to the offset arm 34 of a standard 35, secured to the bar. This offset arm also carries a supporting-bar 36, which holds the nozzle 30 in place over the moistener-roller.

The arm 23 is provided at its free end with a journal 37, upon which is loosely mounted an edge-finishing roller 38, that is located in rear of the folder and above the work-supporting edge 17 of the carrier-drum. This roller 38 preferably has a peripheral groove 39, in which the upper edge 17 passes, as indicated in Fig. 4.

The operation of the machine is as follows: The absorbent pad or band 27 is first dampened by a suitable supply of water from the reservoir, after which one end of a collar is placed upon the edge of the drum, and said drum is rotated through the medium of the driving-shaft and friction-wheel. The col. lar is thus carried beneath the moistenerroller and the line of folding thereby dampened. The moistener-roller also starts the folding of the collar upon the edge of the drum, and as said drum rotates the collar is passed beneath the folder, where the band and wing are gradually folded over opposite sides of the edge, the gradual change being accomplished by the convergent relation of the walls of the folder. As the collar passes away from the folder the folded edge there of passes beneath the refinishing-wheel, which presses and irons down all roughness. It will therefore be seen that the collars may be rapidly fed one after another through the machine, will be properly folded, and have their edges refinished. The rapidity of action is of course due to the successive performances of the elements and their coaction not only with respect to each other, but with the singlework-supporting drum. The structure is, moreover, made up of a plurality of simple parts which can be adjusted to operate upon different classes of work and readily assembled or disassociated should it be necessary to repair or renew any of them.

From the foregoing it is thought that the construction, operation, and many advan tages of the herein-described invention will be apparent to those skilled. in the art without further description, and it will be understood that various changes in the size, shape, proportion, andminor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a rotatable work-carrier drum, of a moistener and a folder, both coacting with the drum and arranged to act successively upon the work placed thereon.

2. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a rotatable work-carrier drum, of a moistener, and a folder coacting with the moistener, said moistener and folder also coacting with the work-carrier drum and arranged to act successively upon the work located on and carried by said drum.

3. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a movable work-carrier drum, of a moistener arranged upon the drum, and a folder also located on the drum behind the moistener.

4. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a work-supporting drum having one edge constituting a work-support, of a moistener-wheel journaled over the edge, and means for delivering liquid to the upper peripheral portion of the wheel.

5. In a machine of the class described, the combination with an upright work-supporting drum journaled on an upright axis and having its upper edge constituting a worksupport, of a grooved moistener-roller journaled over said edge and straddling the same, an absorbent pad located in the groove of the moistener-wheel, and means for delivering liquid to the upper portion of the pad.

6. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a rotatable work-carrier drum arranged to support the work on one edge, of a moistener-Wheel located over and coacting with said edge, a reservoir, and a supply-pipe leading from the reservoir to the upper portion of the wheel. 7

7. In a machine of the class described, the combination with an upright spindle, of a drum journaled thereon, a moistener-wheel arranged over the edge of the drum, a reservoir supported on the spindle, and a supplypipe leading from the reservior to the wheel.

8. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a rotatable work-carrier drum, of a moistener-wheel arranged to enage the work supported on the drum, and a older located in rear of the wheel and coacting with the drum.

9. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a rotatable work-carrier drum, of a moistener-wheel arranged to engage the Work supported on the drum, and a substantially V-shaped folder located astride the edge of the drum in rear of the wheel.

10. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a carrier-drum having a work-supporting edge, of a folder having walls that straddle the drum, said walls having their rear ends located closer together than their front ends.

11. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a carrier-drum havinga work-supporting edge, of a substantially V-shaped folder-plate located astride said edge and having its side walls converging toward the rear end of said plate.

12. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a rotatable workcar rier drum, of a folder coacting therewith, and an edge-finishing device also coacting with the work-carrier drum, said folder and edgefinishing device operating successively on the work placed on and carried by the drum.

13. In a machine of the class described, the combination with an upright rotatable work-carrier drum, of a folder coacting with the upper edge thereof, and an edge-finishing device also coacting with said upper edge and located in rear of the folder, said folder and edge-finishing device operating successively on the work placed upon the upper edge of and carried by the drum.

14. In a machine of the class described,

the combination with a rotatable work-carrier drum, of a folder coacting therewith, and an edge-finishing wheel also coacting with the drum and located in rear of the folder, said folder and wheel acting successively on the work carried by the drum.

15. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a rotatable work-carrier drum, of a moistener and an edge-finishing device, both coacting with the drum and arranged to act successively on the work placed on said drum.

16. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a rotatable workcarrier drum, of a moistener and an edge-finishing device, both coacting with one edge of the drum and arranged to act successively on the work placed on said edge and carried by the drum.

17. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a rotatable work-carrier drum, of a moistener, a folder, and an edge finishing device, all coacting with the drum and arranged to act successively on the work placed on and carried by said drum.

18. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a rotatable work-carrier drum, of a moistener, a folder, and an edge-finishing device, said moistener, folder, and finishing device coacting with one edge of the drum and being arranged to act successively upon the work laced thereon.

19. In a machine of t e class described, the combination with a rotatable Work-supporting drum, of a moistener-roller coacting with one edge of the drum, a folder embracing said edge in rear of the moistener-roller, and a finishing-roller coacting with the edge and located in rear of the folder.

20. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a frame having an upright spindle, of a drum revolubly mounted upon and surrounding the spindle, the upper edge of said, drum constituting a work-support, means engaging the lower portion of the drum for driving the same, divergent arms carried by the spindle and extending over the drum, spaced rollers journaled 011 the arms and coacting with the upper edge of the drum, and a folding device located between the rollers and embracing the upper edge of said drum.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto a'ffiXed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

WALTER BAXTER SCOTT.

Witnesses:

JAMES PHILLIPS, GAINS C. BOLIN. 

